# Accident 19930809030759A: Cessna STC170, Lakeport, CA, August 9, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1993, 14:50 local time
- Place: Lakeport, CA
- Airport: Lampson Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0403° N, 122.9297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0403&lon=-122.9297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2294D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2294D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC170
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,238 total, 1,604 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA321) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930809030759A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GROUND LOOPED LANDING IN A CROSSWIND. BLAMED WIND GUST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX93LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA321), Aug 9, 1993: Cessna 170B (N2294D), Lakeport, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control.

## Other reports on N2294D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970405004879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970405004879A), Apr 5, 1997: Cessna 170B (N2294D), Furnace Creek, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft engine quit on takeoff at a low altitude. (.4)the pilot departed with the fuel selector set to the 'both' tanks position. However, during the flight…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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